WebBuzz du 01/03/2017: Robotique Le dernier né de Boston Dynamics-Boston Dynamics shows its last creation in robotics
Malgré ces echecs, Boston Dynamics continue ses recherches et voici le dernier né qui avait été présenté lors du dernier salon. Voici quelques aspects de ces capacités en terme de franchissement, de déplacement et d'évitement.
Despite these failures, Boston Dynamics continues its research and here is the latest born that had been presented at the last show. Here are some aspects of these capabilities in terms of crossing, displacement and avoidance.
WebBuzz du 16/12/2014: Technique Platforme controllée par 6 servo-moteurs-Technic platform PID control with 6 DOF
Content-Focused iPad Apps Value Form Over Function: Study
One set of instructions for the Moleskine iPad app.
A report released by the Nielsen Norman Group shows that many iPad apps are confusing users by being too subtle about the gestures needed to navigate them, and some are not sensitive enough to the accuracy limit of fingertips. The authors also found that many companies with perfectly functional websites are wasting their time making a less-functional iPad app.
WebBuzz du 04/04/2016: Blue origin réutilisation des lanceurs-Blue origin pushing the enveloppe
Blue origin, société de Seattle, créée en 2000 par l'un des fondateurs d'amazon, avance dans sa conquête de l'espace. Ils ont été capable de lancer plusieurs fois une capsule à plus de 100 Km d'altitude et de réutiliser plusieurs fois le même lanceur.
Blue Origin, a company in Seattle, founded in 2000 by one of the founders of amazon, advance in the conquest of space. They were able to run several times a capsule over 100 km altitude and reused several times the same pitcher.
Apple Announces iCloud, Steve Jobs WWDC Keynote
Apple has confirmed maybe the worst kept secret in Silicon Valley: it’s been working on a cloud service, and will announce it at the June 6 Worldwide Developers Conference.
So now we know annual developer’s conference will unveil “iCloud®, Apple’s upcoming cloud services offering,” but we don’t know yet what it is, or what exactly will reside at the domain name it may have bought for $4.5 million in April.
WebBuzz du 20/02/2015: Nouvel an chinois mélange de tradition et de technique-Chinese new year mix of tradition and technology
La chinese est pleine de contrastes extrèmes. Pour le nouvel an chinois, il est de tradition de faire exploser des petards pour éloigner les mauvais esprits. Et personne ne déroge à la règle. C'est le cas de cette famille qui a ajouté un drone ! Et voici le résultat...
The chinese is full of extreme contrasts. For Chinese New Year, it is customary to blow up firecrackers to ward off evil spirits. And no exception to the rule. This is the case of this family who added a drone! Here is the result ...
One Brain, Hundreds of Eyes: Darpa Plots Manhunt Master Controller
WebBuzz du 13/02/2014
Les logiciels libres sont souvent critiqués car ils n'offrent rien de concret. Voici un petit exemple de ce que l'on peut faire en détournant une imprimante 3D et l'utilisation des logiciels open source. Si l'aventure vous tente, voici la notice de montage.
Free software is often criticized because they do not offer anything concrete. Here is a small example of what can be done by diverting a 3D printer and use of open source software. If you're feeling adventurous, here are the installation instructions.
WebBuzz du 17/102016: Quand la réalité virtuelle est plus vraie que nature-When virtual reality looks as good as true life
Si les début de la réalité virtuelle ont été difficile, c'est principalement dû à l'incapacité d'avoir un affichage correcte. Les avancées technologiques réalisées, ces dernières années, en terme d'affichage, rendent de plus en plus réalistes les images affichées. C'est ainsi qu'un grand champion de snooker est tombé à la renverse alors qui voulait jouer une bille un peu trop éloignée.
If the start of virtual reality has been difficult is mainly due to the inability to have a proper display. Technological advances in recent years, in terms of display, making it more and more realistic images displayed. Thus, a great champion of snooker fell to the then reverses who wanted to play a ball a little too far.
Burning Question: Why Do DVDs Still Have Region Codes?
While vacationing in France, you find a DVD of Ishtar. Score! (It’s never been released on DVD in the US). But when you get home, you discover that you’ve purchased a Region 2 disc, which, in your Region 1 player, is as useful as a coaster. This raises two questions: Why do you want to watch Ishtar? And why do we still have region codes?
The answers: taste and money, respectively. Though there’s no accounting for the former, those codes may soon be gone.
Regional restrictions began in 1997, as DVD technology was rolling out. They have nothing to do with the NTSC and PAL...











